The first intimation of this breach in the enemy alliance,
the solidity of which had been procla:med anew by the German Chancellor and his colleagues a few days before, reached London on Friday week. A Bulgarian officer, under a flag of truce, had presented himself at Salonika the previous night, bearing a letter, dated September 25th, from the Bulgarian Commander:in-Chief, who asked for an armistice or suspension of hostilities for forty-eight hours so that a Minister and a General, sent with the approval of King Ferdinand, might visit Salonika to arrange for an armistice with a view to peace. General Franchet d'Esperey refused to suspend his operations for a moment, but invited the Bulgarian delegates to meet him. M. Clemenceau, on behalf of the Allies, caused Bulgaria to be informed that there could be no bargaining. Th s Allies' terms were unconditional surrender forthwith. The Bulgarian delegates, who probably expected _nothing less, met General Franchet d'Esperey last Sunday and signed the armistice on Monday morning.
